At Mobius's request, Chen Ran instinctively shivered.
It was said that Mobius's operating table was a terrifying place; those who survived on it ended up becoming unlucky.
Of course, this was just hearsay without much basis, but it was true that many accidents had occurred on Mobius's operating table.
In Chen Ran's perception, although Mobius was exceptionally talented, her experimental designs were radical and bold, and she had no idea how to write the word 'conservative.'
A typical example of this was the MANTIS manufacturing experiment.
With only two successful cases as a premise, Mobius performed a MANTIS modification surgery on herself.
For someone so radical with herself, could one expect her to cherish the experimental subjects?
Naturally not.
In Unit 666's strategy for dealing with Mobius, it was to quietly learn knowledge and reduce its presence.
But even so, Chen Ran was still targeted by Mobius.
He instinctively shrank his neck and asked, "If I refuse, what will happen?"
"Oh, nothing will happen. I'm always very cultured and easygoing," Mobius replied.
Chen Ran: "..."
If Mobius were truly cultured and easygoing, the First Research Institute wouldn't be left with just a few people.
Now that Durandal had been returned to MEI, otherwise, he could still say he would use Durandal to design simulation experiments.
He weakly asked, "Can I be curious about the content of this experiment?"
"It's just a simple gene observation experiment. Don't worry, it won't hurt at all."
Clearly, what Mobius wanted to do with Chen Ran was a preliminary experiment for Project Stigma.
Currently, Stigmata was merely a religious symbol; the experiment could be accurately described as 'the integration experiment of counteracting Honkai memories and genes.'
Chen Ran's mind was pondering the pros and cons.
"I'm not worried about the pain, but about the aftereffects. Doctor, if I end up in trouble, you won't find a more obedient assistant than me."
"Don't worry, I'll be very gentle."
Mobius paused and said, "It's just a little observation using your body."
In the end, Chen Ran still did not refuse.
Mobius had always preferred to use death row inmates for experiments, and only after they were gone would she 'seek' the consent of others to conduct experiments.
He was bound to accept the integration experiment with Honkai Beast genes sooner or later; he might as well adapt in advance.
He just didn't know if the authority granted by the system would be detected by Mobius.
He did not intend to completely conceal the system; that was unrealistic. Not to mention, he would inevitably have opportunities to use his fluid manipulation abilities in the future. Even if he did not go to the front lines, he could not avoid combat altogether.
Perhaps, the Stigmata currently disguised by the system could actually be studied by Mobius.
However, he could not control what Mobius could research.
Calculating purely from a rational standpoint, agreeing to Mobius was actually more beneficial than harmful.
"Then I can only wish the doctor a successful experiment."
Under Mobius's arrangement, he took a shower.
Then, he lay down on the operating table.
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"Doctor, I have informed the higher-ups of your request, and they said they would arrange it as soon as possible... What is this?"
When Blanca returned to the research institute, she saw Mobius already wearing a lab coat, conducting a biological experiment.
"Obviously, I have found a suitable test subject."
Mobius's eyes were filled with a calm madness.
Blanca looked at the operating table, where Chen Ran was quietly lying.
Her face turned slightly pale as she said, "Doctor, if I remember correctly, conducting experiments on humans requires approval from the higher-ups."
Mobius had violated an important rule of this civilization: ethics.
Ethics does not belong to any physical rule, but it is an important unspoken rule that constructs modern civilization. The most important of these is: humans are the primates of all beings, holding a transcendent position at the top of the biological chain.
This rule cannot be easily overturned, even by humans.
Therefore, any experiment based on humans must be conducted with extreme caution.
If human bodies are abused for experiments, then ethics can easily become untenable. This is also why MANTIS would later be rejected by ordinary soldiers.
Although MANTIS had a sense of belonging to the 'human' group, physiologically, MANTIS could hardly be defined as 'human' anymore.
Mobius said lightly, "If I have to listen to those pedantic people, then forget about conducting the experiment."
"Since the experiment has already begun,"
Blanca's expression was somewhat hesitant.
She felt that there were still differences between her and this doctor.
Blanca was undoubtedly a good person, but being a 'good person' was the most meaningless evaluation within Fire Moth.
"Alright, stop dawdling and hand me the equipment."
Mobius's expression became incredibly focused.
Meanwhile, the computer connected to Chen Ran began calculating a series of obscure and difficult-to-understand data.
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…
Chen Ran had a dream.
A very long dream.
In the dream, he met Wendy again, the girl frantically searching for his trace all over the world, with countless forces chasing behind her.
The girl repeatedly called his name, and he responded as well.
However, his response could not be heard.
Unobservable, imperceptible, unable to communicate...
His existence was completely erased, all traces covered by an unknown force.
Aside from Wendy, no one knew 'who Chen Ran was.'
The final fragments of the dream became fragmented, and he seemed to hear a sobbing sound.
Then he woke up.
Chen Ran opened his eyes, staring blankly at the ceiling.
"Are you alright? The doctor's experiment has ended, but it seems you had a very long dream."
Blanca said with concern, "The computer detected some irregularities in your brainwave frequency. Was it a Nightmare?"
Chen Ran frowned involuntarily, "Pretty much. It's actually quite hard to have a good dream here."
He half-joked, "My body shouldn't have been implanted with anything strange, right?"
Blanca shook her head, "No, but... the doctor mentioned that your body has some special aspects."
"Ha, alright."
He knew that this must be related to the exposed parts of the system.
But that was fine.
In Fire Moth, only by having value to be utilized could one live better; if one had no use at all, that would be the most dangerous time.
And judging by Blanca's current demeanor, it seemed that Mobius's understanding of the situation was not very deep.
This meant he could stay in the First Research Institute for a long time.
And this time should be enough for him to absorb a lot of knowledge.
To fight against Honkai, relying solely on the system was not enough.
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